Table 1.
Stiffness (kPa) of Fibrin Scaffold Formulations Over 10 Days In Vitro
| |
Stiffness in kPa (n) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scaffold treatment | Day 0 | Day 3 | Day 6 | Day 10 |
| Unmodified | 80.9±6.0 (40) | 38.3±3.5 (35) | 30.3±2.7 (37) | 16.1±2.9 (34)a |
| FXIII | 90.8±8.4 (35) | 62.0±3.7 (35) | 39.9±3.7 (35) | 41.6±3.7 (35) |
| Aprotinin | 68.0±4.7 (49) | 46.3±3.4 (35) | 42.0±2.4 (48) | 41.4±2.1 (35) |
| FXIII+Aprotinin | 89.0±5.9 (35) | 54.4±2.6 (36) | 63.8±5.1 (35) | 68.0±5.1 (34) |
a
Unmodified day 10 stiffness value includes 10 preps that yielded zero passive force, which did not occur in other groups.